In 2016 the International Olympic committee ruled that transgender athletes can compete in the Olympics without undergoing sex reassignment surgery. In 2018 the International Association of Athletics Federations, track’s governing body, ruled that women who have more than 5 nano-mols per liter of testosterone in their blood—like South African sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya—must either compete against men, or take medication to reduce their natural testosterone levels. The IAAF stated that women in the five-plus category have a “difference of sexual…
Read more64% Yes |
36% No |
44% Yes |
26% No |
21% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
9% No, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Athletes should not be segregated by sex in the first place. Make it performance related with different tiers of leagues.
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Depending on when they started their transition - trans women have advantage of building male muscle before beginning to use estrogen
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I don't agree or disagree on this
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I think they should have their own competition with people in the same circumstances - transgender Olympics
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No; I support trans people and their identities but contact sports such as rugby and football should be sex based to prevent unfair disadvantages
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Depending on a kind of sports: whether it gives competitive advantage on its own (strength and stamina based likely to be banned, intellect and skill based permitted)
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